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Old Jul 3, 2020, 10:51 am
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List of Lounges Currently OPEN to BA Passengers (open wiki for details)

This wiki includes details of open lounges accessible to premium (F/J or Gold/Silver) passengers travelling on BA operated services, either within the terminal BA depart from or accessible via airside transfer.

Other lounges may be accessible for passengers willing to transfer landside to other terminals or concourses, although this is generally not recommended due to time constraints as a result of needing to re-clear security. Additionally, some airports may offer pay-in lounges which are not otherwise accessible by BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently).

Most open lounges are operating with a limited food and beverage service, and other services may be unavailable or modified.

For opening hours, please check the oneworld lounge listing at https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location= which is now being regularly updated.

If your airport isn't listed below, this probably means there is no lounge available for BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently) - please check the oneworld listing for the most up-to-date information.

British Airways Lounges
Aberdeen British Airways Lounge
Boston British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Cape Town British Airways Lounge
Chicago British Airways Lounge (First lounge is permanently closed)
Dubai British Airways Lounge (BA First passengers and oneworld Emerald members on BA flights only, The Bar is unverified)
Edinburgh British Airways Lounge
Geneva British Airways Lounge
Glasgow British Airways Lounge
Johannesburg British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
New York JFK British Airways/American Airlines Greenwich Lounge, Soho Lounge, Chelsea Lounge
New York Newark British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Lagos British Airways Lounge
London Gatwick British Airways First Lounge, Club Lounge
London Heathrow Terminal 3 British Airways Galleries First, Galleries Club

London Heathrow Terminal 5 British Airways Concorde Room, Galleries First, Galleries Club South, Galleries Club North, Galleries Club T5B, Galleries Arrivals
Milan Linate British Airways Lounge
Philadelphia British Airways Lounge (First lounge and First Dining are unverified)
Rome British Airways Lounge
San Francisco British Airways Lounge (First Dining is "accessible". See post 4222: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34492191-post4222.html)
Seattle British Airways Lounge (First lounge is unverified)
Singapore British Airways Lounge (The Bar is unverified)
Washington British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)

Note that the BA-operated lounges at AMS, BHD, BRU, IAH, NCL, MAN and YVR have all closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alternative oneworld or third party lounges are listed below. Note that the Elemis Travel Spas at LHR and JFK have been permanently closed.

Non-BA oneworld Lounges
Amman Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge
Atlanta
American Airlines Admirals Club North Terminal (AirTrain ride required)
Austin American Airlines Admirals Club
Bangkok Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Dallas American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Denver American Airlines Admirals Club
Doha Qatar Airways Silver Lounge (BA Silver / OW Sapphire travelling in Y)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge (J class pax only - temporarily accepting BA Gold / OW Emerald in Y or W)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (F class pax only)
Frankfurt Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific The Wing, First (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)
Houston Terminal A American Airlines Admirals Club (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Terminal D)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 Cathay Pacific Business and First Class lounges (open 05:30 to 17:30 Mon-Sat, 07:00 to 17:30 Sun)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 The Qantas International London Lounge (open daily 06:00 to 14:00)
Los Angeles Terminal 4 American Airlines Admirals Club & Flagship Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Terminal 6 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Tom Bradley International Terminal OneWorld Lounge/Qantas Business & First Class Lounge
Madrid Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí / Iberia Premium Lounge Velázquez
Mexico City American Airlines Admirals Club
Miami American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Miami American Airlines Flagship Lounge / Flagship First Dining Gate D30 ( Flagship First Dining only available to departing BA First Class passengers )
Nashville American Airlines Admirals Club
Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2A American Airlines Admirals Club
Phoenix American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Philadelphia Concourse B/C American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in Concourse A)
San Francisco Terminal 1 American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
San Francisco Terminal 2 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
Sao Paulo Terminal 3 American Airlines Admirals Club
Singapore Qantas International Business Lounge

Seattle Alaska Lounge (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Concourse S)
Tampa American Airlines Admirals Club
Tokyo Haneda Japan Airlines First Class Lounge (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)

The AA forum has further details of open Admirals Club lounges: Link

Third Party Lounges with active BA contracts
Accra Adinkra Lounge
Amsterdam Aspire Lounge
Athens Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge
Antigua Executive Lounge
Atlanta The Club at ATL
Barcelona AENA Joan Miro Lounge
Bahrain The Pearl Lounge
Basel EuroAirport Skyview Lounge
Belfast Aspire Lounge
Berlin Lounge Tempelhof
Bologna Marconi Business Lounge
Bordeaux Salon des Vignobles

Bridgetown Airlines Executive Lounge / IAM Jet Centre
Brussels Diamond Lounge Pier B
Copenhagen Eventyr Lounge

DalamanCIP Lounge
Dallas The Club at DFW
Delhi Plaza Premium Lounge
Doha Oryx Lounge
Dubai Terminal 1 Marhaba Lounge
(BA Club World passengers and oneworld Sapphire members on BA flights only)
Dublin Dublin Airport Executive Lounge (reduced hours - 04:00-18.30 only, see here for latest details)
Düsseldorf Open Sky Lounge (Terminal C)
Faro ANA Lounge (non-Schengen only)
Florence Aeroporti VIP Club
Gibraltar Calpe Lounge
Grenada IAM Jet Centre

Hamburg Hamburg Airport Lounge
Hong Kong Plaza Premium Lounge
Houston HAS Executive Club

Ibiza VIP Sala Lounge
Istanbul IGA Lounge
Inverness Aspire Lounge
(open part-time, see post 3357)
Jersey Executive Lounge
Johannesburg Shongololo Lounge
Keflavík Saga Lounge
Krakow Business Lounge
Kingston Club Kingston
Larnaca Aspire Aphrodite Lounge
Las Vegas The Lounge at LAS (T3)
Lisbon ANA Lounge
Ljubljana Business Lounge
Lyons Salon Mont Blanc

Malaga Sala VIP Lounge
Male Leeli Lounge
Malta La Valette Club
Manchester T3 The Escape Lounge
Marseille Salon Cezanne Non-Schegen Lounge opposite gate 10

Milan Malpensa Montale Non-Schengen Lounge
Montreal National Bank Lounge
Moscow DME Domodedovo Airport Business Lounge
Mumbai MALS Premium Lounge
MunichAirport Lounge World
Nairobi TAV Lounge

Nassau The Lignum Club Lounge
Newcastle Aspire Lounge

Nice Infinity Lounge
Nuremberg Dürer Lounge
Oslo OSL Lounge
Palma Sala VIP Lounge
Phoenix Escape Lounge

Port Louis ATOL Lounge
Prague MasterCard Lounge
Rio de Janiero Plaza Premium
Riyadh Premier Lounge
Rotterdam Prima Vista Lounge
San Diego Aspire Lounge
(Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri departures only)
Sao Paulo LATAM VIP Lounge
Sofia Preslav Lounge

Southampton Spitfire Lounge
Split Business Lounge

St. Lucia (UVF) Iyanola Lounge
Stockholm (ARN) Norrsken Lounge

Tenerife Sala VIP Lounge
Tel Aviv Dan Lounge
Thessaloniki Manolis Andronikos Skyserv Lounge
Toronto Plaza Premium Lounge

Toulouse La Croix du Sud Lounge
Valencia Sala VIP Joan Olivert
Vancouver Plaza Premium Lounge
Warsaw Bolero Lounge

Zagreb Primeclass
Zurich Aspire Lounge
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Old Oct 11, 2021, 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Still
Couldn't find any info about OTP in the wiki, oneworld website states MasterCard Business Lounge for QR only, https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=OTP, does this mean BA has no lounge or vouchers for F&B at all?
No lounge provision at OTP at the moment, they only accept mastercards issued in Romania, no Priority Pass, etc.
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Old Oct 11, 2021, 3:41 pm
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OneWorld site state that BA lounge at Milan Linate Apt is still closed. Is the website update? I've a flight from LIN in a few days, is there any lounge that can I use?

Thanks in advance!
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 6:52 am
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Concorde Room Heathrow back open till 10pm?

Does anyone know if the Concorde Room at Heathrow T5 is back open normal hours till 10PM? We have a flight later this week in the evening so I wondered if it was worth getting there a little early for a meal there.

I saw rumours here that it may be opening normal hours from this week so I thought I'd check if anyone knew.
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 8:08 am
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Im on the BA273 to SAN in CW tomorrow (new CW suites on a 777!!). OW shows GF south being open to silver and CW, is that correct?, or do I need head up one floor?
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by goonerflyer
Does anyone know if the Concorde Room at Heathrow T5 is back open normal hours till 10PM? We have a flight later this week in the evening so I wondered if it was worth getting there a little early for a meal there.

I saw rumours here that it may be opening normal hours from this week so I thought I'd check if anyone knew.
The CCR will remain open until 22:00 from today.
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 9:08 am
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Just checked the menu at T5 North and wanted to select a drink:
Please make your way to self service areas in the lounge for soft drinks, juices, water, beers, spirits & wines.

Slowly moving back to normal it seems.
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by CatchThePigeon
That's great news on the T5B Lounge reopening. Do you have any idea of opening times?
According to the OW Lounge site it is open 0700 - 1900 Daily except Tuesday and Wednesday when it is closed.
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Neilgcal
According to the OW Lounge site it is open 0700 - 1900 Daily except Tuesday and Wednesday when it is closed.
Ah yes! Sorry I forgot to come back, those opening times are correct. This lounge will be monitored over coming weeks with a view to amending operating hours based on use/demand.
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Old Oct 12, 2021, 3:19 pm
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BOS Lounge Reopened?

Hello, I see on the Oneworld website that the BA Boston Lounge appears to have reopened recently. Has anyone been and if so what are the thought on the food and beverage offerings (vs. pre-pandemic)?
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 12:41 am
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Originally Posted by AndyHall
Im on the BA273 to SAN in CW tomorrow (new CW suites on a 777!!). OW shows GF south being open to silver and CW, is that correct?, or do I need head up one floor?
The Club and First lounges are contained in the same listing but it’s silver and club for GC, and gold and first for GF.
Maybe a hangover from the heights of the pandemic where at some times GF was the only lounge due to low passenger numbers.
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 3:32 am
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Originally Posted by hmv
Just checked the menu at T5 North and wanted to select a drink:
Please make your way to self service areas in the lounge for soft drinks, juices, water, beers, spirits & wines.

Slowly moving back to normal it seems.
Can confirm Galleries North is back to full self-service this morning. Showers and business centre still shut but otherwise it's business as usual.

Very nice to be able to finally just pop in for an espresso, grab a sarnie and head to the gate.

EDIT: Spoke to soon - it's drinks only, alcoholic and non, but still waiter service only for food
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by AvidInternetUser
Can confirm Galleries North is back to full self-service this morning. Showers and business centre still shut but otherwise it's business as usual.

Very nice to be able to finally just pop in for an espresso, grab a sarnie and head to the gate.

EDIT: Spoke to soon - it's drinks only, alcoholic and non, but still waiter service only for food
Well the drinks are generally better than the food on offer anyway (particularly the alcoholic variety)
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 5:52 am
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Will be interesting what becomes of the bubbly..

I remember a few years back on here there was horror at people pinching the glass bottles of Highland Spring, perhaps the new version could be Hattingley Reserve 😂
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
So, I have added the *A Lounge in LAX to the WIKI.
Traveling LAX-LHR tomorrow. Will share intel on the Star Alliance lounge. It's a fairly recent development as it wasn't open to BA customers in September.
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by destone
Traveling LAX-LHR tomorrow. Will share intel on the Star Alliance lounge. It's a fairly recent development as it wasn't open to BA customers in September.

Hi,

Many thanks. Will be interesting to read the comparsion between the *A lounge and the normal lounges for BA pax

Regards

TBS
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